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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Enfield 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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| 1. Number of children inspected by the Dentist:— | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) Routine Age Groups. | |||||||||||
| Age | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Total. |
| Number | 298 | 352 | 430 | 428 | 401 | 389 | 356 | 311 | 292 | 165 | 3422 |
| (b) Specials | 1,514 | ||||||||||
| (c) Total (Routine and Specials) | 4,936 | ||||||||||
| 2. Number found to require treatment | 3,879 | ||||||||||
| 3. Number actually treated | 2,659 | ||||||||||
| 4. Attendances made by children for treatment | 4,868 | ||||||||||
| 5. Half-days devoted to:— | |||||||||||
| Inspection | 30 | Total | 776 | ||||||||
| Treatment | 746 | ||||||||||
| 6. Fillings:— | |||||||||||
| Permanent Teeth | 2,921 | Total | 3,068 | ||||||||
| Temporary Teeth | 147 | ||||||||||
| 7. Extractions:— | |||||||||||
| Permanent Teeth | 886 | Total | 5,998 | ||||||||
| Temporary Teeth | 112 | ||||||||||
| 8. Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions | 222 | ||||||||||
| 9. Other onerations:— | |||||||||||
| Permanent Teeth | 942 | Total | 1043 | ||||||||
| Temporary Teeth | 101 | ||||||||||
| I. Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School Nurses | 8 |
| II. Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by School Nurses | 33,227 |
| III. Number of individual children found unclean | 871 |
| IV. Number of individual children cleansed under Section 87(2) and (3) of the Education Act, 1921 | - |
| V. Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken: | |
| (a) Under the Education Act, 1921 | - |
| (b) Under School Attendance Bye-laws | 30 |